Necktie and method of lining same



Sept. 14 1926.

, L. TIBBETTS NECKTIE AND METHOD OF LINING SAME 1 W M 2/, WM% 1 /h Filed NOV. 17, 1925 Patented Sept. 14, 1926.

LUCY TIBBETTS, OF BERKELEY, CALIFORNIA.

NECK TIE AND METHOD OF LINING SAME.

Application filed November 17 1925. Serial No. 69,638.

My invention relates to improvementsin neckties wherein lining webs are applied upon thevbacks of the open flared ends of ties to add finish to the ties and to conceal the back or Wrong side of the fabric forming said flared ends. The primary object of my invention is to provide an improved necktie provided with linings covering the backs of the flared outer ends thereof whereby the attractiveness of the tie may be increased, and a finished appearance obtained. v

Another object is to provide an lmproved lining adapted to conceal all stitching around the end of the tie and to cover the unattractive back side of the fabric from which the tie is formed.

A further object is to provide an 1mproved lining which will lie fiat upon the back of the flared open ends of a tie with out wrinkling or distorting either the mam fabric or the lining, and without causing a bulking and unsightly hem or seam along the end of the tie.

A still further object is to provide an 1mproved tie having a lining which will be neat and attractive in appearance, and which can be easily pressed without wrinkling.

Another important object of my lnvention is to provide an improved method for lining the flared open ends of ties whereby a lining may be quickly and easily provided to greatly increase the attractiveness and salability of the tie with only a nomlnal increase in cost.

I accomplish these and other objects by means of the improved device illustrated in the drawings forming a part of the present specification wherein like characters of reference are used to designate similar parts throughout said specification and drawings and in which,

Fig. 1 is a view of the back of my improved necktie.

Fig. 2 is abroken View of one end of the tie drawn upon a larger scale and showing the manner in which the lining is initially applied upon the right side of the tie.

Fig. 3 is a broken view of the back of one end of the tie, with the side portions spread outwardly and portions broken away to show the construction of the tie.

Referring to the drawings the numeral 1 used to designate in general a necktie formed from suitable fabric shaped to form a narrow neckband portion 2 and flaring end portions 3 and 4. The longitudinal edges of the fabric are bent inwardly and stitched together, as at 6, along the middle portion whereby made tubular in form. A pad or filler of suitable material extends longitudinally through the neckband portion, and a thin srtip of fabric 8 is stitched along the inside of the tubular portion as a backing for the seam 6 as heretofore provided in common practice in the making of the better grades of ties.

Common practice heretofore has been to leave the outer flared ends 3 and 4 open and unlined, the unattractive back or wrong side of the fabric material being exposed within said open ends between the inwardly doubled edges of the fabric and across the pointed ends commonly provided upon ties of the style disclosed.

The present invention is rooted to the provision of a lining web 9 of silk or other suitable fabric material secured upon the back of the flared portion of the tie and within the open ends thereof in such manner as to give a finished and attractive appearance to the tie without causing any distortion orwrinkling of the tie and without interfering'in any way with the pressin of the tie. To accomplish this, my metho is as follows:

The lining webs 9 are cut to match substantially with the shape of the flat flared ends of-the tie and laid smoothly upon the upper or right side of the fabric of the tie. The lining web 9 is then stitched to the fabric by means of stitches 11 extending along the sides and across the outer end of the tie as shown in Fig. 2 of the drawings. As thus initially secured upon the fabric, the webs 9 are independent of each other and form pockets upon the face of the tie, said pockets being open at the end remote from the end of the tie. The pockets thus formed are then turned inside out, thereby causing the matched edges 12 and 13 of the web and fabric respectively to be folded inwardly to lie in fiat proximate relation between the particularly difabric and the lining web9. In inverting.

the pocket, the stitches 11 define the outer end and side edges of the finished tie, the fabric and lining web being held to form a neatly finished edge with the stitches fully concealed between the fabric and web as shown by the portions broken away in Fig. 3 of the drawings.

said middle or neckband portion is When the pockets are thus reversed, the lining webs 9 are caused to extend fully across and to lie flat upon the back or wrong side of the fabric from which the tie is fash ioned. The lining may now be pressed smooth, and the inwardly doubled longitudinal edges folded inwardly along the line of the edge of the tubular portion of the tie as at 14. The upper or unsecured end of the lining web is tucked u wardly into the end of the adjacent end 0 the tubular or neck band portion of the tie and secured in connection with the filler 7 and strip 8 and with the fabric forming the back of the tie by a suitable tack or stitch 16. v

The linings 9 as thus applied fully cover the inner side of the open ends 3 and 4 of the ties. By selecting linings of suitable color and texture to harmonize with the fabric of the tie, a very attractive appearance is presented, a neat and attracive lining affording a finished appearance being caused to replace the unsightly and unfinished appearance presented by many materials wherein the back or Wrong side of the material is totally unlike the right or front side of the fabric.

The cost of applying the lining webs 9 by the method described is very low. This is due first to the fact that only a relatively small amount of material is required, secondly to the fact that the cuttingand matching of lining need not be exact as the rough cut edges are completely concealed, and thirdly, as the materials are stitched together as an initial operation with both the fabric and lining laid flat, the stitching can be made neatly and efficiently with an extremely small expenditure of time and labor. In adv dition, my method insures that the lining and fabric willlie perfecly flat without distortion or wrinkling due to the stitching. This is particularly important as it permits the tie to be pressed easily and smoothly without wrinkling or distorting the end of the tie.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Let ters Patent is,

1. A necktie formed from fabric having the longitudinal ed es doubled inwardly and stitched together fiong the middle portion thereof to form a tubular neck band, the ends of said necktie'being flared and left open;

and a fabric lining web secured within each flared open end of the necktie, said lining webs being independent of each other and stitched along the outer ends of the tie and along the inwardly doubled edges adjacent said ends-in the form of pockets entirely covering the back side of the fabric exposedin said open ends and extending upwardly into the adjacent ends of the tubular portions, said pockets being open alongthe inner ends thereof and terminating just inside said tubular portion.'

2. In a necktie, the combination with open flared ends formed from fabric constituting the main body of the tie, of a lining web secured Within each open flared end and covering the back of the fabric forming said open flared end, said lining webs being independent of each other, and each Web being loose at its upper end and stitched to the fabric along the sides and outer end by means of stitches concealed between the lining and the fabric.

3. In a necktie formed from fabric, the combination with open flared ends formed from said fabric, of lining webs shaped to match with the end portions of the tie, said lining Webs being stitched fiat upon the fabric in the form of pockets stitched along matching sides and outer ends thereof, to cover the back of fabric, the stitched edges of the fabric and lining be ing folded in flat proximate relation between the fabric and lining webs to conceal the stitches at both ends of the tie and to obtain flat surfaces upon both sides of the tie.

4. The method of lining the open flared ends'of fabric ties which consists in stitching lining webs flat upon the front or face of the fabric forming said flared ends in the form of pockets open at the inner ends thereof and stitched along the sides and outer ends thereof, then turning said pockets inside out to cause the lining webs to extend across the back sides of the fabric forming the flared ends, the edges of the fabric and the lining extending inwardly in flat proximate relation from the stitching along the sides and outer ends whereby the stitching is concealed at both ends of the tie and a flat surface adapted to be pressed is obtained.

' In witness whereof I hereunto set my signature.

LUCY TIBBETTS. 

